Folks of all ages are invited to join us for our Christmas Eve service. It’s based on traditional Lessons & Carols but, as always, will have Unitarian Universalist twists! We’ll close with our long-standing tradition of singing Silent Night together by candlelight with our virtual choir. Please bring your own candle — combustible or electric — along with any holiday food or drink to celebrate the coming of Christmas together.
Service Coordinator: Dylan Fijal
Connect to the Service using Zoom
We’re still gathering exclusively over Zoom for congregational services and connections. Connect to the service via this Zoom link.
Phone numbers and additional information can be found here on our Zoom Connections page. (Christmas Eve will use the Sunday Service link.)
Christmas Eve
Lessons & Carols
December 24, 2020
“Who will celebrate Christmas correctly? Whoever finally lays down all power, all honour, all reputation, all vanity, all arrogance, all individualism beside the manger.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Centring
The Rebel Jesus, Jackson Browne
Welcome
Dylan Fijal
Chalice Lighting
by the Reverend Meghann Robern
Carol
246 O Little Town of Bethlehem
Lesson One
The Birth of Jesus Foretold: The Qur’an, Maryam: The Book of Mary 19:16-22
Lesson Two
The Birth of Jesus: Christian Bible, The Gospel According to Luke 2:1-6
Carol
1061 For So the Children Come
Lesson Three
“Worthy of Beauty,” The Reverend Paul S. Sawyer
Lesson Four
The Shepherds & The Angels: Christian Bible, The Gospel According to Luke 2:8-14
Carol
244 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Lesson Five
The Visit of the Shepherds: Christian Bible, The Gospel According to Luke 2:15-19
Lesson Six
The Visit of the Magi: Christian Bible, The Gospel According to Matthew 2:1-12
Offering
On Christmas Eve, the entire offering goes to the Minister’s Discretionary Fund. For each donation option below, please indicate that your generous gift is for the Christmas Eve offering so it can be applied accurately.
- Donations can be sent via e-transfer/Interac to office@uuwinnipeg.mb.ca; in the note, you MUST include your name.
- You may always mail cheques to the church!
- We are also using Canada Helps to receive online donations; they take a percentage for admin costs.
Offertory
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings, Barenaked Ladies ft. Sarah McLachlan
Lesson Seven
“The Stolen Infant,” The Reverend Carl Scovel
Carol
245 Joy to the World
Lesson Eight
“What Are You Here For?” The Reverend Quinn G. Caldwell
Carol
251 Silent Night
(please feel free to light candles at home to sing along with our virtual choir!)
Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin, mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing alleluia
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night!
Child of God love’s pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face
With dawn of redeeming grace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Lesson Nine
“Now the Work of Christmas Begins” by The Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman
Candle & Chalice Extinguishing
Carry the Flame sung by the First UU Winnipeg Choir
Announcements
Dylan Fijal
Transition to Connecting & Conversation Time
Happy Xmas (War Is Over), Calexico
Gratitude for our staff and our lay leaders who made this service happen:
- Leaders: Rev. Meghann Robern, Andrea James, Nicole McKay, P.J. Buchan
- Coordinator: Dylan Fijal, Sunday Services Team
- Zoom Tech Host: Ashlyn Noble, Tech Team
- Zoom Chat Moderator: Lauren Bailey, Tech Team
- Songleader Videos:
- PJ Buchan, Music Director and the FUUW Choir; Paul Rodermond, accompanist; Josh Robern, editor
- Nicole McKay and P.J. Buchan for compiling and editing our video for Silent Night
Topics: Christianity, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Holidays, Unitarian Universalism